Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Plague of Innocence
The garrison regiment arrested the shopkeeper and his companion of the Leofoo Tavern, which was not a big deal, and the day after the head of the regiment Huang personally led people to send the two captives to Wuhan, the Macheng County Government posted a notice, in which the sixth uncle, the shopkeeper of the Leofoo Tavern, and the young man Fusheng were characterized as Japanese spies. The battle between the Nationalist army and the Japanese was in full swing, but in the small county town of Macheng, the people were still very unfamiliar with the Japanese, and some of them did not even know that the Japanese army had occupied a small half of China.
"They fight theirs, we live ours, which dynasty and generation do not fight? But in the end, it wasn't that another emperor came out, and it was us ordinary people who suffered in the end. "The taverns in Macheng are still full of drinkers, and when they push their glasses and change their glasses to call friends, they only complain a few words, and they don't care at all whether the Japanese will call Macheng.
Looking at the codebook in his hand, Tang Cheng regretted a little that he didn't stop Commander Huang at that time, if he played a day to send those two Japanese spies away, maybe he could learn the ability to use the radio from them. Tang Cheng, who had just figured out what the code book was, regretted it even more, regretting that he had lost an opportunity to use the Japanese code to learn about the movements of the Japanese army. Tang Cheng didn't know that this was his wishful thinking, the tavern keeper was just a sleeper agent of the Japanese Special High School, and the codebook in Tang Cheng's hand could be slightly useful for the Special High School at most, but it did not pose the slightest threat to the Japanese army.
There were people who ate, drank, and guns, Tang Cheng's small life seemed to be very comfortable, and he did not refuse the kindness of the Huang family, as Mrs. Huang expected, Tang Cheng took over the Luofu Tavern. However, it was not Tang Cheng or anyone under him who ran the tavern, and now the shopkeeper of the Leofoo Tavern was the original shopkeeper of the cyclamen, and Tang Cheng made a deal with the shopkeeper of the Leofoos Tavern, and the shopkeeper of the cyclamen obtained the right to run the Leofoo Tavern, and Tang Cheng would get the opportunity to buy the entire cyclamen at a very low price.
After obtaining the weapons and ammunition from the Leofoo Tavern, Niu Laogui recruited a few more familiar veterans according to Tang Cheng's wishes, and the 15-member squad of cyclamen has now expanded to 24 people. In Mrs. Huang's conscious long wait, Commander Huang, who had left Macheng for three days, finally returned to Macheng with a large group of people, not counting the soldiers of the garrison regiment he brought to Wuhan, Commander Huang would also bring back a company of regular national army troops.
"Brother, come down, I'll introduce you to Company Commander Sun of the 71st Army of the National Army." Tang Cheng did not appear in the queue waiting outside the city to greet Commander Huang's triumph, but Commander Huang, who entered the city, did not go home directly or to the barracks, but took the company commander of the national army company to the cyclamen himself. Tang Cheng, who was standing in the corridor on the second floor, looked down against the deputy on the railing, and happened to meet the upward eyes of the national army company commander Sun, and Tang Cheng, who was looking at the national army company commander, was slightly stunned, because he saw disdain in the eyes of the national army company commander.
"You're the Tang Cheng who was blown by them as evil?" The tall and broad Sun Lian Commander stood in the hall of the cyclamen with his legs spread like a pillar, his eyes full of disdain at Tang Cheng who was walking down the stairs, and the original high-spirited Huang Tuan Commander had already reached out and pushed aside. Tang Cheng, who came down from the 2nd floor, complained bitterly in his heart, it was the first time he and this Company Commander Sun had met, how could this guy show such disdain and provocation to himself, this was simply a disaster.
"I don't know if it's evil or not, maybe it's a joke, I'm Tang Cheng of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division, and now I'm the acting company commander of the 2nd Company." Tang Cheng, who walked down the stairs, didn't pay any attention to the look made by Commander Huang next to him, and just smiled and stretched out his right hand to that Sun Company Commander. Although Tang Cheng was laughing, everyone who was familiar with him could see that this kind of smile was only floating on Tang Cheng's face, but it did not invade the bottom of his eyes, and he reached out and did not hit the smiling person, this is Tang Cheng's current attitude, if this Sun Company Commander is still so aggressive, Tang Cheng will not give him a good face again.
Similar to Tang Cheng's thoughts, facing Tang Cheng's outstretched right hand, Company Commander Sun, who had a cold face, just snorted coldly, turned around and pulled over a chair, and then sat down in front of Tang Cheng. I wanted to give Tang Cheng, who was blown by Captain Huang very evil along the way, to get off the horse, but who knew that the other party didn't pick up at all, especially Tang Cheng's smiling tiger appearance made Sun Liansheng even more upset. Giving Captain Huang a worried look, Tang Cheng withdrew his outstretched right hand, and also pulled a chair and sat down.
Tang Cheng and Sun Liansheng were silent together, Sun Liansheng didn't know what to say, but Tang Cheng didn't want to deal with this Sun Company Commander of the 71st Army, if it weren't for the fact that Commander Huang was still in the hall at this time, maybe Tang Cheng would have turned around and gone upstairs. Neither of them spoke, and Commander Huang, who sat down in the end, had to speak first, Commander Huang originally thought that this Sun Liansheng had an uncle who managed logistics in the Second Group Army, and if he could catch his uncle's line, maybe the weapons and ammunition of the garrison regiment would not be worried.
Introducing Tang Cheng and Sun Liansheng to each other, Tuanchang Huang didn't want to show off anything, he just thought that these two people were young and ambitious, and it was better to sit together than to have something to say to a person with a family and a mouth, but he didn't expect it to be like this. "Company Commander Sun, you are all from the national army, why do you need to do this? Tang Cheng, you too, Company Commander Sun is older than you and has fought more battles than you, so you can be regarded as your old-timer, don't you say? ”
Under the deliberate easing of Captain Huang, the arrogant Sun Liansheng finally nodded to Tang Cheng, which was regarded as saying hello to Tang Cheng, and Tang Cheng still nodded in return with a smile on his face. "Okay, okay, it's okay after the rain, so let's get down to business." Commander Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Tang Cheng, and motioned for Tang Cheng to open the paper.
"The two Japanese spies and radio stations we captured have been sent to the Second Army, and the commander's department is very satisfied with the Macheng garrison regiment, so a part of the weapons and ammunition has been specially approved to support the garrison regiment. This is the list, you see if there is anything you need, tell me directly, and Huang San will be sent by you at that time. Commander Huang's words made Tang Cheng feel hot in his heart, this batch of weapons and ammunition was issued in the name of the Macheng Garrison Regiment, naturally it had nothing to do with Tang Cheng, Commander Huang was able to do this, obviously he had already regarded Tang Cheng as his own person.
"There are only 2 machine guns on this" Tang Cheng looked carefully at the list in his hand, and when he found that there were only 2 light machine guns, Tang Cheng spoke, "The last time I caught those two Japanese spies, Shi found a Czech light machine gun in the cellar, I can't use 2 machine guns with few people, I can divide 1 of you, but there are 500 people on your side." "Tang Cheng will never do anything to send charcoal in the snow, and of course it can't be for nothing to give a light machine gun to the garrison regiment.
"I don't lack weapons here, but the bullets are a little short, so you can give me some Mauser rifle bullets, and give me 30 grenades and 21 German steel helmets, anyway, you people don't like to wear steel helmets." Tang Cheng had actually found a lot of bullets and grenades in the cellar of the Leofoo Tavern, but his plan was to provide everyone with 150 rifle rounds and 6 grenades, so the insufficient part could only be found from the garrison.
Commander Huang got a full 50,000 rounds of rifle ammunition and 400 grenades from the Second Army this time, so it was not worth mentioning to replenish some bullets and grenades to Tang Cheng. "Okay, I didn't say it, I'll ask Huang San to send it to you when I go back in a while, that steel helmet is dead, that is, you like to wear it all day long." Commander Huang's words made Sun Liansheng, who was sitting opposite Tang Cheng, blacken his face, and he was also a person who thought the German-style steel helmet was bulky.
Although Sun Liansheng didn't speak, he had been observing Tang Cheng with the corner of his eye, this kid who had been boasted all the way by Commander Huang looked like he was only a teenager, but such a kid had already become the acting company commander of the 88th Division, which had to make Sun Liansheng jealous. Sun Liansheng's 71st Army is also regarded as having outstanding military exploits in the national army, but if you compare the 71st Army with the 55th Division, I am afraid it can only be regarded as second-rate, in the national army sequence, many young people with great ambitions like Sun Liansheng yearn to enter the 88th Division or the 87th Division as soldiers.
Tang Cheng's age already made Sun Liansheng very angry, this will see Tang Cheng and Huang Tuanchang chatting hotly, only his kindness has become an outsider and no one cares, where can Sun Liansheng, who is in the 71st Army, stand this kind of anger, and immediately got up with a cold snort and came out of the cyclamen. "Oh, Company Commander Sun, you're waiting for me, I'll take you to the barracks." Captain Huang, who was a step slower, shouted at Sun Liansheng, who had left angrily, but his eyes were staring at Tang Cheng.
"It's okay, he's just a company commander like me, and his rank is only one level bigger than me, and the sign of the 88th Division is louder than that of the 71st Army, so it's a big deal to go to the commander's department." Tang Cheng smiled and sent the somewhat apprehensive Huang Tuanchang out of the cyclamen, looking at Sun Liansheng's back and explaining Huang. Tang Cheng now somewhat understands what kind of mood he was in when he met Zhou Yuan in Mengcheng Liu Goat, it was obviously a disaster, but he had to be patient because of the other party's official rank, Tang Cheng was already thinking about how Liu Goat would be treated if he was here.
"Tell everyone to be careful these days, remember to keep a low profile in everything you do, and don't give the person surnamed Sun a handle." After sending away Captain Huang and that Sun Liansheng, Tang Cheng, who turned around and returned to the hall, told Niu Laogui a few words. Jiujin's injury is recovering well, now he can eat by himself, and he will be able to walk on the ground in half a month, Tang Cheng's plan is to keep a low profile and insist on leaving Macheng in the next half a month, as for Sun Liansheng, he is just an inconsequential passerby.